Internacional CF Miami vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Internacional CF Miami

3 – 2

Full Time

Chicago Fire FC

Wed 22 Jul 2026 · 23:30 UTC Nu Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 18' Rocco Rios Novo

Luis Suarez pen 27' 1–1

Luis Suarez 51' 2–1

2–2 67' Puso Dithejane

Preston Plambeck 87' 3–2

Y 64' Jack Elliott

Reguilon 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Internacional CF Miami vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Nu Stadium.

Internacional CF Miami 18 games · 38 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
4	Los Angeles FC	19	34
5	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
6	Houston Dynamo	18	32
7	New England Revolution	18	30
8	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
9	FC Dallas	18	27
10	Real Salt Lake	17	27
11	New York City FC	18	26
12	FC Cincinnati	18	26
13	St. Louis City	18	26
14	Charlotte FC	18	25
15	New York Red Bulls	18	25
16	Portland Timbers	18	24
17	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
18	Minnesota United FC	18	24
19	D.C. United SC	18	23
20	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
21	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
22	San Diego FC	18	21
23	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
24	Orlando City SC	18	20
25	Toronto FC	18	17
26	Austin FC	18	17
27	Philadelphia Union	18	16
28	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
29	Sporting Kansas City	18	14
30	Atlanta United FC	18	12

Head-to-Head

Internacional CF Miami 11 games · Avg 3.6 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-07-22 Internacional CF Miami 3–2 Chicago Fire FC 2025-09-30 Internacional CF Miami 3–5 Chicago Fire FC 2025-04-13 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Internacional CF Miami 2024-09-01 Chicago Fire FC 1–4 Internacional CF Miami 2024-07-20 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Internacional CF Miami

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	H	3–2	W
24 May	Philadelphia Union	H	4–3	W
17 May	Portland Timbers	H	2–0	W
13 May	FC Cincinnati	A	0–0	D
09 May	Toronto FC	A	4–2	W
02 May	Orlando City SC	H	2–0	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jul	Internacional CF Miami	A	2–3	L
24 May	Toronto FC	H	2–1	W
16 May	Montreal Impact FC	A	2–0	W
13 May	D.C. United SC	A	0–0	D
09 May	New York Red Bulls	H	1–3	L
03 May	FC Cincinnati	H	2–3	L

Season Stats

Internacional CF Miami		Chicago Fire FC
#2	Position	#8
38	Points	29
18	Played	17
11 / 5 / 2	W / D / L	9 / 2 / 6
45	Scored	32
32	Conceded	23
+13	GD	+9
2.11	PPG	1.71
61%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
Internacional CF Miami this season

39% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Internacional CF Miami are 2nd (38 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 8th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Internacional CF Miami

0-15

3/4

16-30

5/3

31-45

10/1

46-60

3/5

61-75

2/3

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

5/1

16-30

7/4

31-45

1/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

6/–

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Internacional CF Miami

Lionel Messi	12 G	7 A
Luis Suarez	8 G	1 A
German Berterame	7 G	4 A
Rodrigo de Paul	4 G	3 A

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Nu Stadium. Internacional CF Miami are looking to make home advantage count against Chicago Fire FC.
5' A quiet spell here at Nu Stadium. Internacional CF Miami seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 276 games and scored 395 goals.
15' It looks like no one’s ball. Chicago Fire FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
18' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Rocco Rios Novo makes it 0-1.
23' Internacional CF Miami looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Luis Suarez scoring 2 goals.
27' Brilliant from the ! Luis Suarez makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 27.
32' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
37' Switzerland international Maren Haile-Selassie has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
42' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
47' Internacional CF Miami are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
51' Luis Suarez makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Internacional CF Miami are in front.
56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
61' Internacional CF Miami are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
62' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Robin Lod comes on to replace Robert Lewandowski.
63' The crowd applauds Philip Zinckernagel as he leaves the pitch. Puso Dithejane steps in for Chicago Fire FC.
64' Jack Elliott has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 64.
67' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Puso Dithejane makes it 2-2.
69' Another change for Internacional CF Miami made on 69 minute. David Ruiz leaves to be changed by Preston Plambeck.
74' Daniel Pinter is replacing Mateo Silvetti for the Internacional CF Miami side.
79' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
84' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chicago Fire FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
85' Internacional CF Miami make a change. Ian Fray trudges off to be replaced by Noah Allen on 85 minutes.
87' What a moment for Preston Plambeck! That strike on 87 puts his side firmly in control.
88' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jason Shokalook is hanging Maren Haile-Selassie on the field on 88 minute.
90' Internacional CF Miami receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
The points are shared — Internacional CF Miami 3-2 Chicago Fire FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Internacional CF Miami Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Guillermo Hoyos

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

19
Jonathan Bamba
9
Robert Lewandowski ↓ Robin Lod 62'
6
Anton Saletros
3
Jack Elliott
7
Maren Haile-Selassie ↓ Jason Shokalook 88'
15
Andrew Gutman ↓ Viktor Radojevic 88'
16
Joel Waterman
11
Philip Zinckernagel ↓ Puso Dithejane 63'
1
Chris Brady
24
Jonathan Dean
42
Dje Davilla ↓ Mauricio Pineda 63'

Bench

17
Robin Lod ↑ 62'
44
Josh Cohen
22
Mauricio Pineda ↑ 63'
35
Sergio Oregel
5
Sam Rogers
2
Leonardo Barroso
20
Jason Shokalook ↑ 88'
12
Puso Dithejane ↑ 63'
14
Viktor Radojevic ↑ 88'

Coach Gregg Berhalter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Luis Suarez	6
Xherdan Shaqiri	3
Jhon Duran	2
Maren Haile-Selassie	2
Matias Rojas	1
Josef Martinez	1
Chris Mueller	1
Tobias Salquist	1

Head to Head

Internacional CF Miami Form

2026-07-22 Internacional CF Miami 3–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2026-05-24 Internacional CF Miami 4–3 Philadelphia Union W 2026-05-17 Internacional CF Miami 2–0 Portland Timbers W 2026-05-13 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Internacional CF Miami D 2026-05-09 Toronto FC 2–4 Internacional CF Miami W 2026-05-02 Internacional CF Miami 2–0 Orlando City SC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2026-07-22 Internacional CF Miami 3–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2026-05-24 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Toronto FC W 2026-05-16 Montreal Impact FC 0–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2026-05-13 D.C. United SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-05-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 New York Red Bulls L 2026-05-03 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 FC Cincinnati L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.35 Internacional CF Miami xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.83 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Internacional CF Miami53% Draw21% Chicago Fire FC26%

Actual: Internacional CF Miami win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.18

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	59%	41%
± 4.5	40%	60%

Double Chance

Internacional CF Miami or Draw

74%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

47%

Internacional CF Miami or Chicago Fire FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Internacional CF Miami38% Draw37% Chicago Fire FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.6%

1 – 1

7.3%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

5.9%

3 – 1

5.8%

3 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

4.4%

2 – 3

4.1%

1 – 3

3.6%

4 – 1

3.4%

3 – 0

3.3%

3 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Internacional CF Miami

Handicap	Internacional CF Miami covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	15%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	19%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	14%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	9%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Internacional CF Miami keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.